I started this thread. I did purchase and use a yellow cedar/walnut Avalon GA. Then I replaced it with a red cedar/walnut Webber OM. Different builders but similar body dimensions. I found the Avalon to have a sweet, relatively direct tone, without prounounced overtones. The Avalon could really handle a heavry attack, though, and seemed to open and become more complex with more volume. The Webber has a darker tone, with more sustain and more overtones than the Avalon. The tone quality does not change with a heavy attack but the tone tends to break apart with heavy strumming. I really loved that Avalon and often wish that I still owned it, but I found the neck feel and quality of construction of the Webber to be superior.
I also own a redwood/myrtle L00, and it has less of everything than either the Avalon or Webber. However, I think that this is because the guitar was built by a relatively inexperienced luthier, rather than primarily because of that particular wood combination.
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